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The “Agriculture Growth Act”: Canada’s Bill C-18 and Pending Changes to Key Agribusiness Statutes
January 15, 2014
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The Canadian federal government has proposed amendments to the Farm Debt Mediation Act and other key statutes related to agriculture and agri-business: Bill C-18, The “Agricultural Growth Act“ On December 9, 2013, the federal government introduced Bill C-18 – the Agricultural...
UPDATED: Seminars on “Environmental Issues in Agriculture” in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC — Everyone Welcome
January 8, 2014
UPDATED: Our January 31, 2014 seminar on Environmental Issues in Agriculture in Abbotsford, BC will be moved to March to coincide with seminars being held in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Miller Thomson will be hosting this seminar in Guelph (February 19,...
Pacific Agriculture Show – January 30 through February 1, 2014 (Tradex in Abbotsford)
January 7, 2014
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Happy New Year from all of us in the national agriculture group at Miller Thomson! For our Western readers, we are looking forward to being part of the 16th annual Pacific Agriculture Show again this year. Please come by the Miller Thomson booth to...
New Measures for Neonicotinoid Treated Corn and Soybean Seed for 2014
November 28, 2013
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The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has published a notice of its intention to impose further controls on the use of neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seeds for the 2014 planting season. Neonicotinoids are a widely used class of insecticide...
Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association v. Monsanto Co.
October 27, 2013
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A recent decision by the U.S. Federal Circuit court refusing to issue a declaratory judgment in Organic Seed Growers and Trade Associate v. Monsanto Co. is interesting to consider in light of Canadian law. Read the decision and an American...
Protecting Your Right to Farm
October 10, 2013
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“Right to farm” legislation has been enacted by every province in Canada. Although the various provincial acts have different names, the legislation is geared towards promoting agricultural use of land by restricting interference from neighbouring individuals who would otherwise be...
Trans-Pacific Partnership and Supply Management
September 3, 2013
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Written by: Andrew Hentz, Summer Law Student While the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks have not recently been a prominent feature in the news, discussions continue to unfold with the latest round of negotiations completed August 22 to 30, 2013 in...
Who is a “Farmer” under the Farm Debt Medication Act?
August 27, 2013
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The Farm Debt Mediation Act affords important rights to farmers whose property is being seized, or whose farms are being foreclosed. The Act required lenders to serve farmers with a 15 day Farm Debt Mediation Notice informing them of their...
US Labelling Laws – Update on Canada’s Response
August 19, 2013
Author: Collin May On the heels of litigation commenced in American courts by producer groups against the most recent version of the United States’ country-of-origin-labelling (COOL), Canada has announced its lastest salvo. On August 19, 2013, in a joint press...
US Labelling Laws Go to Court
August 13, 2013
Author: Collin May The country-of-origin labelling (COOL) dispute discussed in my earlier posts from May 9 and May 28 on this site has now moved into a new phase. After the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced new labelling...
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